Staub announces retirement
September 15, 2010
In a tearful statement, County Commissioner Shannon Staub announces she's leaving her post at the end of the year.
Final vote expected on strip-club rules
September 15, 2010
Some adult-business owners felt the vague wording of the current ordinance allowed them to have fully nude employees.
Shoot-out suspect charged in robberies
September 14, 2010
The 30-year-old man who was involved in a shoot-out with sheriff's deputies has been arrested in connection with five armed robberies of adult-video stores.
County to purchase Ringling Boulevard home
September 13, 2010
The property at 2525 Ringling Blvd. will be converted into a park.
Bus-shelter maker defaults on contract
September 10, 2010
The city is severing ties with a company that had agreed to make 50 bus shelters for Sarasota but only made 19 in the past 10 years.
Restaurateur opposes ice-rink plan
September 9, 2010
The owner of Bijou Café believes a proposed downtown ice rink, which would close First Street for two months, would discourage customers during the height of season.
Cemetery construction delayed
September 9, 2010
Four disqualified bidders and two protests put a stop to building new facilities at the Sarasota National Cemetery on State Road 72.
Business Observer 09.09.10
September 9, 2010
Willis A. Smith Construction public-relations specialist Elise Lipoff recently received an award for Outstanding Public Relations Program at the Florida Public Relations Association's 2010 Golden Image Awards ceremony, in Naples.
Arlington Park restaurant lot to expand
September 9, 2010
The owner of Square One Burgers and Bar, which is set to open next month on Tamiami Trail, sought permission from the City Commission to add additional parking next to the restaurant.
Roundabout park benches criticized
September 9, 2010
A group of downtown residents is asking the city of Sarasota to place three park benches that have been planned for the Five Points roundabout elsewhere.
- May
21 Live It Up! with Parkinsons
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - May
21 Humanity Working to End Genocide meeting
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - May
21 Cat Depot: Volunteer Orientation and Cat Socialization Level 1 Training
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - May
22 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Culinary roots
05/16/13
Trevor Kunk is the chef de cuisine at Blue Hill in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which the James Beard Foundation just named "most outstanding restaurant." -
Bright lights
05/16/13
Sarasota native and resident Bri Oliva made her TV debut May 7, on the "Rachael Ray Show." Oliva was selected to participate in a segment called "Hidden Dangers on the Playground." -
Key to the city
05/02/13
More than 100 community members and leaders, friends and family surprised Paul Thorpe, one of the founding members of the Downtown Association of Sarasota, April 25, at The Gator Club, to show their appreciation and celebrate the strides he’s made for Sarasota over the past four decades.
